Euston Railway Station London (Main Hall), 1926.

Euston was the first inter-city railway station in London. It opened on 20 July 1837 as the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) terminus. 

In the 1960s, it was demolished and replaced with the present building in the international modern style. 

The site was chosen in 1831 by George and Robert Stephenson, engineers of the L&BR. 

An early print of Euston showing the wrought iron roof of 1837

The area was mostly farmland at the edge of the expanding city, and adjacent to the New Road (now Euston Road), which had caused urban development. 

The name Euston came from Euston Hall, the seat of the Duke of Grafton, who owned the locality.

"Euston Arch": the original entrance to Euston Station (photographed in 1896)

The station and railway have been owned by the L&BR (1837–1846), the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) (1846–1923), the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) (1923–1948), British Railways (1948–1994), Railtrack (1994–2002) and Network Rail (2002–present).